Thank you for posting, im registered here now. For those that are too lazy to click, this was my post.

I'm the owner of a 2012 mustang gt premium 6 speed manual. Its highly modified with a vortech supercharger and it makes 600+ horsepower at the wheels. I have a couple of questions for you guys. I'm in the united states military and im being moved there this summer. They will pay for 1 vehicle transfer

Do you guys know of a website that sells some conversion kits or something where i dont have to drill into my body panels for the lights?

Someone said that if the vehicle is less that 3 years old, it doesn't need to do a MOT inspection until the 3 years have passed, is this true?

I have no cats, so i'll have to get some and activate my 02 sensors. Any other tips you guys have would be great.

Roo (from Newport Imports) uses a similar system, so hopefully he'll be able to add to this thread, and also confirm the MOT requirement. The IVA seems to be a tougher test, but that's just the one-off.

Roo (from Newport Imports) uses a similar system, so hopefully he'll be able to add to this thread, and also confirm the MOT requirement. The IVA seems to be a tougher test, but that's just the one-off.

Oh, and that's one gorgeous Stang. Where will you be based over here?

I'll be based in mildenhall by this summer. Thanks, i love this car, even with the outrages UK insurance quote i got lol. if the MOT 3 year rule exemption thing is true, it could save me a lot of hassle.

Will i need an IVA test too? i thought it was just MOT. That looks like a solid solution for the repeaters. Is the lighting conversion easier to do once im over there? People here wouldn't know whats required or how to wire it exactly.

Yes, IVA is your first test...........that's the Individual Vehicle Approval test required for imported cars. It's similar to the MOT, but they will get the ruler out for things such as fog light height etc. MOT is then required once a car reaches 3 years of age.....and is then annual. The IVA is a one-off.

stanielz wrote: Is the lighting conversion easier to do once im over there? People here wouldn't know whats required or how to wire it exactly.

Someone will know:Is Dave Knight (ex Atlantic) still working out of Luton, he knows what he is doing around Stang lights. That would be a good bet given he is only 60 miles to Mildenhall............I know you southern lot think 10.5 miles is a long way to travel but our new friend here is an Amercan and likely not scared of driving more than than 5 minutes from the house.

grahamngillian wrote:Someone will know:Is Dave Knight (ex Atlantic) still working out of Luton, he knows what he is doing around Stang lights. That would be a good bet given he is only 60 miles to Mildenhall............I know you southern lot think 10.5 miles is a long way to travel but our new friend here is an Amercan and likely not scared of driving more than than 5 minutes from the house.

haha, no 60 miles isnt bad at all. I didnt know you guys disliked driving far. Road trips are the best, open road, just you and your car .

I will definitely refer back to this thread when im there and try to look up these contacts.

Dude. Wait til you get here. This is a tiny little country with a shit load of people in it. Every one of them has at least four cars and they're all out on the road when you are. There is NO SUCH THING as an open road here. And if you're in Mildenhall, you've got the worst kind of retarded tractor driving fuckwits on the planet clogging up your roads.

In respect of the IVA test, it is the equivalent of type approval so it's tough. Most American cars get it easy because they have passed the FMVSS tests in the US which the test accepts. However, once you modify, all that goes straight out of the window and they bring on the fine toothcomb which can even extend to whether the tyres (tires to you) are original.

This is why it's way harder to get a car through the test once modified. There is no dB rating for the MOT but there may well be for the IVA. IVA test applies to any car under 10 years old. Only after that is it MOT only.